Sex steroid hormones and allergic diseases in children: a pilot birth cohort study in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study cohort

Sex steroid hormones and allergic diseases in children: a pilot birth cohort study in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study cohort

Abstract Background Numerous studies suggest that sex steroids might play a role in sex disparity observed in allergic diseases in adults. However, whether sex hormones influence allergic diseases in children remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to examine the association of sex steroid...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Miyaji, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Limin Yang, Mayako Saito-Abe, Miori Sato, Hidetoshi Mezawa, Minaho Nishizato, Masayuki Ochiai, Shouichi Ohga, Masako Oda, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Masayuki Shimono, Reiko Suga, Nathan Mise, Makiko Sekiyama, Shoji F. Nakayama, Yukihiro Ohya, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Allergic disease
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Sex steroid hormone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04302-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04302-9

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